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on: Ask HN: Are you more likely to apply for a job that discloses salary upfront?
Nope. I'd most likely apply for something I believe will be enjoyable 8-10 hours a day, Monday to Friday from January to December. It's called employee retention and you should evaluate that metric yourself. If you let your employer handle that part it'll be about knowing how much will be your next salary increase. Which falls back to your question. Short term versus long term.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: As a single bootstrapper, how do you deal with the pressure?
Go get a job you're not an entrepreneur. People will constantly tell you - what you do sucks. It's rule number one in the wannabe-entrepreneur world. If you can't handle that part I'd suggest to go get a job. Otherwise, move one to step #2 - focus.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How to support someone with burnout syndrome?
V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How to protect your company during acquisition talks?
setup a meeting with them. See what they offer and try to get some info about their vision and strategy. If the deal is to weak then turn it into a "nice to meet you let's chat about our progress in the future". If it's a good deal then you'll be in a better place to answer your own question.
Just an email with "are you for sale" means nothing. You shouldn't even read it unless you're willing to hear about a potential offer.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Why do you use Hacker News?
Why do you ask this question? Just curious...
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How would YOU stop the spread of fake news?
This is a huge business opportunity for new startups. Of course everyone will share their awesome ideas and creative solutions here :)
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Accept better position or better company?
Take the manager role. It's the hardest to get between the 2. There are many great companies and a zillion individual contributor positions out there. Stay in that company for 1-2 years and apply at a better company as a manager. Stupid recruiters will look at your current title. So either move horizontally or vertically...
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How much would you pay for an iOS app?
I forgot to mention you'd be able to select colors and themes for the user interface.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Those of you making 200k+ what do you worry about?
I don't want to ruine your dream, but in order to make 200k/year, you have to give away 80k/year.
People only see the bright side...
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Those of you making 200k+ what do you worry about?
Taxes. Taxes. Taxes. As a single individual making a little over 200k you endup with 120k net. The gross income means absolutely nothing since you're giving away 80k every year.
middle class, not a place to be
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Please delete
(please delete)
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How would you design a Social Network DB schema?
By "we" you mean "I", right?
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: What would it take to convince a tech cofounder to join your startup?
At this point you'd be looking to take %50 of the company just by having an idea. The rest (%99 of the job at that point) will have to be handled by your tech co-founder. Plus, you'd be in charge of telling him/her when to deliver and how.
My best recommendation is to start your "CEO" job earlier and to land an appointment with an investor willing to invest in your idea and to include your potential co-founder in that meeting. That would make you worth %50 easily.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How to escape the rat race?
A college kid with zero savings can become billionaire. An old rich billionaire can spend millions of dollars trying to build 100 products people don't want. There's no right answer to your question. The only advice I heard that made sense to me was:
%99 of the people are looking for: security, then comfort, then becoming rich
%1 of the people are looking to becoming rich, then comfort, then security
"Simply" re-order your priorities.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Is AI going to replace web developers?
Yes it will. The question is, when?
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How do you get hired without a programming interview?
You don't unless it's a tiny startup and none of the founders/employees are technical. Which is pretty rare.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: What’s the best feedback you got when you DIDN’T get the job?
Your application goes like this:
You > recruiters > team
Team > HR > You
The only way to get feedback is to skip the middle layers.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How do you handle divorce as a startup owner?
It's not about the value the day you file for a divorce. It's about the value he had during the marriage period. Selling shares right now won't change much.
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: How do you handle divorce as a startup owner?
It seems odd that you owe the actual cash money. Are you %100 sure about that? 50/50 is not related to the value of the shares but the shares themselves.
In this case (you don't owe any cash), even splitting your shares in half might end up in a big pile of cash if your company is really successful.
That sucks though...
allfou
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9 years ago
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on: Ask HN: Do multiple interviews at Google ruin your chances?
5 tries max for engineers with at least 12 months in between each try.
You might be able to get a call if you use a different email address and different group inside google.
